Walnut Knob
Walnut Knob rises to 988 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the south-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Guinea Hill Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31690757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 988 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guinea Hill Knob: 0.6 mi
- High Point Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Norman Pond Knob: 1.0 mi
- The Garden Spot: 1.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.4 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 3.3 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 8.8 mi
- RC Park: 8.8 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 10.6 mi
- Lasalle Park: 14.0 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 13.6 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 15.0 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 15.6 mi
- Convict Lease System: 15.6 mi
- Coal Creek War: 15.6 mi
- Image Wall: 15.3 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Sheep Rock: 17.3 mi
- River Ridge: 18.4 mi
- Bull Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 10.5 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 14.1 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 14.9 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 15.4 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 16.5 mi
- Abandoned Train: 3.8 mi
- Train Cars: 11.0 mi
- Winona General Store: 14.1 mi
- Aspire: 18.7 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
- Massengil Spring: 12.2 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 18.9 mi
- Delozier Spring: 20.0 mi
- Poplar Spring: 20.6 mi
- Herron Spring: 24.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Montgomery: 10.2 mi
- Wheat: 16.7 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 17.8 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 23.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 2.4 mi
- Debord Falls: 2.9 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 20.6 mi
- Diocese Arch: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Walnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | SSE 160° | 1,013 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | E 95° | 1,008 m | 7.6 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | S 175° | 1,007 m | 1.6 mi |
| Squire Knob | SSW 203° | 1,002 m | 1.6 mi |
| Frozen Head | SSW 192° | 1,001 m | 3.5 mi |
| Burge Mountain | ENE 78° | 993 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 224° | 985 m | 1.4 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | ESE 118° | 984 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356781506
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